CIVILIAN ON RIDE-ALONG ACCIDENTALLY EJECTED FROM FIGHTER JET

A civilian was doing a ride-along with the French Air Force last month when his ejection seat somehow fired, sending him soaring into the sky. The incident took place at Saint-Dizier air base in northern France. The unknown civilian, identified as a 64-year-old man, was riding in a twin-seat Dassault Rafale-B fighter jet. As the jet was taking off the man’s ejection seat sequence was somehow triggered, sending him through the canopy. The pilot managed to land the aircraft safely. The civilian on the other hand apparently parachuted to the runway below, injuring his back in the process. He was taken to a hospital for his injuries, where a spokesperson for the French Air Force said his condition “is not a cause for concern.” The cause of the ejection is unknown, although it is possible that he triggered the ejection accidentally, perhaps holding onto exactly the wrong part of the aircraft while experiencing the thrill of takeoff.
* I can’t tell you what he said when they picked him up, but I bet it began with “Pardon my French…”
* His condition was “not a cause for concern”, unlike the condition of his underwear.
* It happened at Saint-Dizier, and the passenger ended up dizzier than he ever expected.
* Maybe the pilot told him the plane was built by Boeing.
* Maybe it was his imitation of the French in WWII.
* Maybe he was farting, and since there was no way for the pilot to open a window …